October 31st, 2014
States and an international coalition commenced an air campaign against an extreme Muslim self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq and Syria. If that was not enough, the first cases of Ebola reached our shores. This puzzling (and at times terrifying) picture has left no safe haven-where one can earn a return after inflation and taxes without taking […]
Read more > July 30th, 2014
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill The second quarter of 2014 was a successful one for our clients. All of our defensive and traditional equity strategies achieved new highs following record-setting domestic equity markets (certain international markets remain below record levels), bond prices […]
Read more > May 6th, 2014
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” – Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker The first quarter of 2014 resulted in equity markets, on average, being about flat and the market for long-term Treasuries rallying with yields declining. We expected to give something back temporarily in equities. At the same time, to […]
Read more > January 31st, 2014
Our performance for both the fourth quarter and the full year was excellent. Our individualized asset allocation (which we regularly review) permitted our clients to participate in a great year for the equity markets. Our equity based strategies appreciated in a range from approximately 20% to almost 38%! One defensive strategy, Dividend Growth, through December 31, 2013 ranked in […]
Read more > January 15th, 2014
“The underlying principles of sound investment should not alter from decade todecade, but the application of these principles must be adapted to significant changes in the financial mechanisms and climate.” Benjamin Graham (father of modern security analysis) First, 2013 was a surprisingly good year. In our thought piece for 2013, we suggested that domestic equity markets would be […]
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